I-201-Class (Type Sen-Taka)
Fastest WWII Submarines - I-201-class were revolutionary high-speed submarines - fastest in WWII at 19 knots submerged. 3 completed 1945 (5 more incomplete at war's end). Streamlined design, no deck gun. Too late for combat but influenced all post-war submarine development. Captured by US, studied extensively. Inspired US Tang-class and influenced Soviet, British designs.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1291 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1450 submerged t
- Length
- 259.2 ft
- Beam
- 19 ft
- Crew
- 31
- Ships built
- 3 (plus 5 incomplete)
- Commissioned
- 1945
- Decommissioned
- 1946 (scrapped post-war)
Performance
- Top speed
- 15.75 kn
- Range
- 3000 nm at 14 knots surfaced
Armament
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 4× 533mm (21-inch) - bow
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 49.21
- Research cost
- 9,744
- Credit cost
- 34,447
Notable
- Fastest submarines in WWII (19 knots submerged)
- First streamlined high-speed submarine design
- No deck gun (revolutionary for 1940s)
- Influenced post-war submarine development worldwide
- Inspired US Tang-class and Soviet Whiskey-class